The Japanese did not have a complete defense, their lines of transport were exposed in very shallow depths, and even at the crossings so close to the front line, the vigilance was very sloppy, but this was not contrary to military common sense, and the attackers who usually had the initiative could always be a little hasty in such matters, because they were always rapidly extending the front and could not always divide their forces to establish the necessary defense of the new station. And the clumsy reaction of the opponent does make it meaningless to divide the defense.

The enemy is using the few pontoon bridges on roads and rivers to extend their offensive front, and their supplies are already stretched. The soldiers who drove the carts waved their whips and whipped the cattle, and the shirtless soldiers, under the call of their commanders, pushed the gun wagons through the rough roads. The Japanese had captured a port, but they had not yet mastered the railroads, no automobiles, no gasoline, and air transport was even more extravagant, and they fed their horses on locally collected grain, which was the main means of transport for the Japanese army at present. It was with such weak logistics that Iida supported his two divisions, and he continued to attack continuously, and he was invincible.

The Japanese went on the offensive in Rangoon and formed a defense at Nyaung Lai Bin. They stopped and headed south to form a standoff, the only problem was that they lacked supplies for a two-front attack.

Chu Aiyun sorted out the general context in his mind, and the historical records always wrote some outlines and leading views, but in fact, they lacked substantive connotation. But he was now quite sure that he saw the essence of the battle. The progress of the Allied campaign in Burma was more subordinated to the schedule of the Japanese army's logistics and transportation, and once they relented, they would find a new breakthrough between the Chinese and British armies and launch an offensive from the heart.

He quietly descended from the tree and walked quickly through the grass back to the reconnaissance vehicle. The planned assault on the ferry had to be cancelled, and they had to go around a bit. However, on the way back, you can consider taking this ferry crossing.

He turned on the radio and talked to the company commander behind him.

"Company commander, there is an enemy baggage unit and artillery crossing the river at the crossing, there are many enemies, armed with machine guns and grenadiers, I propose to go around."

"From the village to the east?"

"Yes, the commander put on the Japanese combat caps that he had just captured, and then planted the Japanese flags, and the locals would not recognize them if they were illiterate. Even if they do, there is no effective means of communication. ”

"It can only be so. But I don't wear that, and I don't plant a Japanese flag. ”

The four chariots abandoned their plans to move south along the river and advanced further east from the village area, with the aim of detecting how weak the Japanese defenses were in the occupied zone. Chu Aiyun planted the small Japanese flag he brought outside the car, and then took action. 40 kilometers to the south of them, which is the area where he and Du Yuming were besieged last time, of course, this reconnaissance operation will not go that far, but he knows the local customs of the people in this area very well, which is the reason why he brought this flag.

Accustomed to maneuvering in the water network, the 221 headed east, finding a slightly flat dirt road and turning south. Chiang Weiguo was almost frightened by the tremendous progress he made, in the sense that they had already entered the rear of the enemy's line of 10 kilometers and were still advancing, occasionally seeing discarded British equipment along the way, but not encountering a single Japanese soldier. He reminded the deputy company commander over the radio to remember to take pictures when passing by the roadside signs, so that he could go back in the evening to prove it to Stilwell.

The convoy passed quickly through the village, not daring to stop in a crowded place for fear of leaking a flaw. But every time the people who were working in the fields saw them passing, they would stop their work and beat their mouths with their hands and make an excited trilling sound in cheer.

Whenever they slowed down in a narrow or bend, people from all sides tried to surround them, caressing the surface of the armored vehicle as if they wanted to touch the blessings of the savior. The people, who did not have time to reach the front, held flowers and children, laughed and danced behind them, as if cheering for the gods to descend to earth. Except for the deputy company commander, everyone in the reconnaissance platoon did not know much about the local people's situation, and it was inevitable that they would feel a lot when they saw such a scene.

They passed by the burned temple outside the village and could see Guan Gong being pushed to the ground inside. Such a scene is enough to make everyone feel a chill down their spine. They know that once exposed, they will be greeted by a sea of hatred?

At noon they arrived at an abandoned British oil depot, a barracks with wells, marked on Chu Aiyun's map, which was originally a support depot for the Anglo-Burmese 1st Army defending along the border, and a predetermined turning point. Because after the 55th Division crossed the border from Thailand, it established a series of military station facilities near the road ahead, and left a certain garrison. If you continue to advance, you will have a much better chance of hitting the regular Japanese army.

They parked their reconnaissance van in the shadow of the British oil depot building, sent a sentry to the roof of the building, and the rest entered the camp to fetch water. The February sun in Myanmar was really scorching, and the steel plates on the sun-dried vehicles were hot. They had to stop to cool down the machine and replenish the tank.

The oil depot has been emptied by the Japanese, and the graffiti on the walls appears to have come from the Independence Army. On the playground flagpole hung a crumpled Dechin flagpole that the rabble of would-be Independence Army had hoisted and forgot to take it away.

While the soldiers were busy drawing water from the well, Chu Aiyun and Jiang Weiguo continued to check the map, in fact, they had penetrated so far and did not find an important stronghold of the Japanese army, but this also had a high intelligence value, at least the command could understand the enemy's defense and air raids in this area, and at the same time understand the command characteristics of Iida, he was definitely not the kind of general who was well-behaved, and he seemed to be very good at bullying the enemy. This is also the goal that Chu Aiyun wanted to achieve at the beginning of this absolutely safe road.

"Company Vice, I see that on the return trip, you can hit the Japanese transport team, even if they want to chase us, but the cavalry can't catch up with us."

Jiang Weiguo said while wiping his face with a towel.

"Well, the temperature drops in the evening, and our cars can go faster."

"It's best to confirm the number of the troops crossing the river."

"I'm okay with that, you can ...... near the ferry"

"Company commander, a large group of war horses has come from the west." The sentry on the roof shouted.

"Japanese cavalry?"

"There were only horses, no people in sight."

The two of them hurriedly ran upstairs and looked over there with binoculars. Sure enough, a large group of horses were coming from the western ridge, about 1 kilometer away, and judging from the height of the horses, it was not a local horse, but a Japanese military horse.

"Company commander, there must be a military horse farm or veterinary hospital nearby. This means that we have entered the rear of the enemy. ”

Chu Aiyun pretended to be unsure and said, in fact, he was very sure he knew what was ahead.

"It's a pity that the troops are insufficient, otherwise we should make a surprise attack."

Behind the herd of horses, about 10 soldiers on horseback can be seen.

"Will you come over?"

"Probably not, right?" Chu Aiyun couldn't eat it. This time he really couldn't come here.

The two came downstairs, Jiang Weiguo suggested that another copy of the map should be carried by the two of them, once something happens, at least there will be more opportunities to bring the information back, Chu Aiyun thought to himself, once there is a situation, I can't save you?

The Japanese horses passed by the warehouse and seemed to leave quietly. But one of the accompanying military dogs kept barking in this direction, as if he saw someone hiding on the roof.

The Japanese cavalry decided to come and take a look, and they rode lazily towards this side, and the wolf dog slipped to the front.

The Japanese troops, led by the Japanese army, arrived at the barracks and shouted a feminine name called Lena, most likely the dog.

But the arrogant wolfhound did not respond. The Japanese decided to let their horses get closer to take a look. One of the horsemen quickly went around to the front square, and found that there was no difference from when he had passed by a few days ago, so he jumped off his horse and went into the barracks to check it, his rifle still diagonally behind him, completely unalert. The rest of the cavalry subconsciously ducked into the shadows on one side, hoping to avoid the sun, and once they found the stupid dog, they immediately went back.

The cavalrymen found several armored vehicles parked next to them, covered with branches. A soldier unapprovingly let his horse go over to check, and vaguely saw something covered with paper under the branches, and he went to cut it open with his hand, and saw the blue sky and white sun mark below.

At the same time, the senior soldier who entered the barracks followed the blood trail up the stairs in front, and when he walked up the last step, he saw a handful of dog hair, and it was too late to remove the rifle from his back. Zhou Youfu flashed out from behind the door and stabbed him in the back of the heart with a 40-centimeter-long bayonet.

“なんだ？” Outside, Jun Cao noticed that something was wrong and quickly touched the pistol.

Jiang Weiguo was the first to jump out of the window with a pistol in his hand, and fired a series of shots at the chaotic enemy. Another soldier who emerged from the chariot used Stern* to strafe the enemy, knocking out most of the Japanese in an instant, but one cavalryman was still quick to react, pull the reins and turn his horse's head, and ran back.

Chu Aiyun squatted at the window and was in charge of the break, he fired several shots at the fleeing Japanese soldiers, hit a shot, and saw blood running from the back, but he didn't fall off the horse, and if he wanted to fight again, the damn Mauser was stuck again. In the blink of an eye, the cavalry had fled into the frightened herd of horses, and it was no longer possible to distinguish them.

At the end of the battle, Chu Aiyun and Jiang Weiguo immediately checked the dead bodies of the Japanese soldiers and found that they were the newly landed personnel of the 33rd Division. When they got into the car, they ran back as planned, and if the enemy was expected to be lenient, a cavalry would arrive in about 30 minutes, and they should have run away.

They started their chariots and galloped south. These vehicles will leave a very noticeable wheel mark on the road, which the Japanese pursuers will not fail to take advantage of, so the only advantage is speed.

An hour later, no Japanese troops were found catching up, and things seemed to be on the bright side. However, seeing smoke and dust rising in front of him, Jiang Weiguo, who was in the first car, observed with a telescope that it was a group of Japanese army sidecar motorcycles, because it was a column, and it was impossible to see how many there were for the time being. I only saw a light machine gun on the shoulder of the leader. It seems that the Japanese army did not mean to stop the battle, and even the convoy turned to one side, deliberately giving way to the road, it seems that it is not a chasing army, but it is obviously impossible to get past the eyes of the Japanese army. When they meet on a narrow road, only the brave wins.

The local farmers in the farmland ran over with joy, and it was not easy to be lucky enough to see two great benefactors appear on the road at the same time.

The Type 221 chariot slowed down to approach the target in a column, and suddenly opened up in formation, before attacking, Chu Aiyun turned to the rear, and saw that the dust was rolling behind him, and a cavalry was chasing after him.

He turned his machine gun and prepared his bike to block the cavalry behind. In a way, the cavalry's lances and sabers pose no threat to the vehicle, unless they can get close enough to throw the * onto the hull.

"Reverse, prepare to stop behind."

"Come on, Turtle Sun, see how Grandpa cleans you up." Zhou Youfu pulled the steering wheel and completed the steering on the spot.